Payroll - Union Deductions

[Unregistered]

We are getting ready to start using the payroll module in PT 2002 complete accounting. *** Can I set-up deductions in PT - one for dues, one for pension fund, one for Health&Welfare - for specific employees and can I have the deductions go to payables for payment directly to the union set-up as a vendor ?

We have been using the AR and AP, now will start using payroll and job costing after Jan. 1 2002.

Thanks for your help........ Richard

[Diane Koers]

You can setup payroll to deduct for the H&W and the Dues and any other deductions whether paid by the employee or employer. The deduction amounts can be sent directly to the liability account. You cannot however, have these go directly into AP as a purchase for the vendor. You still have to enter that transaction manually.

[Unregistered]

Thanks Dianne:
One more question about this- How can I set-up a % deduction from Gross for each of these? All of the union employees have a % for these above taken out accounding to their gross.

Thanks,
Richard Capra
415-826-8383 x217

[vader716]

Did you get an answer to the setup of a union due based on % of Gross? I have the same problem.

Thanks
Jim

[bluegal]

I enter each employee's hourly rate in EMP_SPECIAL1_NUMBER in maintain employees. (Our dues are only calculated on wages, not bonuses or misc. income, so I set up the formula for regular, overtime 1 rate (time&1/2) and overtime 2 rate (double time). Our dues are 4%:
A=-(Reg_1*EMP_SPECIAL1_NUMBER)*4%;
B=-(OT_15*1.5*EMP_SPECIAL1_NUMBER)*4%;
C=-(OT_2*2*EMP_SPECIAL1_NUMBER)*4%;
ANSWER=A+B+C

Set up in the employee default's an account number for union dues withheld.